• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권5호
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• pp.577-591
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• 2022

This paper develops a comparatively time-efficient methodology for performing seismic fragility analysis of the reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in the presence of uncertainty sources. It aims to appraise the effectiveness of any variation in the material's mechanical properties as epistemic uncertainty, and the record-to-record variation as aleatory uncertainty in structural response. In this respect, the fuzzy set theory, a well-known 𝛼-cut approach, and the Genetic Algorithm (GA) assess the median of collapse fragility curves as a fuzzy response. GA is requisite for searching the maxima and minima of the objective function (median fragility herein) in each membership degree, 𝛼. As this is a complicated and time-consuming process, the authors propose utilizing the Gene Expression Programming-based (GEP-based) equation for reducing the computational analysis time of the case study building significantly. The results indicate that the proposed structural analysis algorithm on the derived GEP model is able to compute the fuzzy median fragility about 33.3% faster, with errors less than 1%.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2001년도 추계학술대회논문집 I
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• pp.498-498
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• 2001

Seismic qualification of the Main Control Boards for nuclear power plants has been performed with the guideline of AS ME Section III. US NRC Reg. Guide and IEEE 344 code. The analysis model of the Main Control Boards is consist of beam. shell and mass element by using the finite element method. and, at the same time. the excitation forces and other operating loads for each model are encompassed with respect to different loading conditions. As the fundamental frequencies of the structure are found to be less than 33Hz. which is the upper frequency limit of the seismic load, the response spectrum analysis using ANSYS is performed in order to combine the modal stresses within the frequency limit. In order to confirm the structural and functional integrity of the major components, modal analysis theory is adopted to derive the required response spectrum at the component locations. As all the combined stresses obtained from the above procedures are less than allowable stresses and no mechanical or electrical failures are found from the seismic testing, it concludes the Main Control Boards is dynamically qualified for seismic conditions. Although the authors had confirmed the structural and functional integrity of both Main Control Boards and all the component, in this paper only the seismic analysis of the Main Control Board is introduced.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.260-267
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• 2016

Considering the effect of dynamic response amplification, a reliability analysis of an offshore wind turbine support structure under an earthquake is presented. A reliability analysis based on the dynamic response requires a large amount of time when using not only a level 3 approach but also level 2 such as a first order reliability method (FORM). Moreover, if a limit state is defined by using the maximum stress at a structural joint where stress concentration occurs, a three-dimensional element should be used in the finite element analysis. This makes the computational load much heavier. To deal with this kind of problem, two techniques are suggested in this paper. One is the application of a quasi-static structural analysis that takes the dynamic amplification effect into account. The other is the use of a stress concentration factor to estimate the maximum local stress. The proposed reliability analysis is performed using a level 2 FORM and verified using a level 3 simulation approach.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2013

본 논문은 통계적 품질관리 기법을 활용하여 건전한 교량의 고유진동수비와 응답비 관리범위를 찾고, 그에 준거한 응답보정 방법을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 재하 시험 및 해석으로부터 도출된 구조형식별 정 동적 응답 특성에 대한 기술통계분석, 정규성 검정, 분산분석 등을 수행하였다. 제안된 방법은 실제 진단 사례에 근거하고 통계적 품질관리 기법을 활용함으로써 응답보정 및 내하력 평가를 위한 과학적 기준과 체계적 절차를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.125-131
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• 1997

대부분의 동적계는 기진력 및 계 인자들에 있어서 다양한 불확정 특성을 갖고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기진력의 불확정성과 계 인자들의 불확정성을 모두 갖는 선형 동적계에 대한 응답해석 과정을 제안하였다. 확률특성을 갖는 계 인자와 응답은 섭동법에 의해 모델링되었으며, 응답해석은 불규칙 진동 이론에 의하여 정식화 되었다. 또한 제안된 응답 모델에 의해 계산되기 어려운 응답의 평균에 대한 해석은 확률유한요소법을 사용하였다. 적용 예로서 정상 백색잡음 기진력을 받으며 불확정 질량과 스프링 상수를 갖는 1자유도계 문제에 대하여 과도응답을 계산하고, 그 결과를 수치 시뮬레이션 결과와 비교하여 그 타당성을 검토하였다.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2014

콘크리트와 강재로 제작된 상자형 어초의 흐름응답과 구조응답 수치해석을 수행하였다. 흐름해석으로부터 대상 어초의 후류역과 항력계수를 평가하였으며 압력장을 외력으로 재하하여 구조해석을 수행하고 대상어초의 응력과 변형을 평가하였다. 후류역 평가를 위하여 후류체적 개념을 도입하였고 이로부터 유향과 유속에 따른 후류역의 변동을 정량적으로 제시하였다. 해석결과로부터 흐름응답은 유향에 지배적인 영향을 받으나 유속과는 무관하며 구조응답은 유향과 유속에 영향을 받지만 그 크기가 매우 작고, 단일어초의 최적 설치 조건(유향 $30^{\circ}$)에서 대상어초의 후류체적은 공용적의 3.52배임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2010

This paper describes the structural design and testing for 1.5kW class wind turbine composite blade. In order to calculate the equivalent material properties rule-of-mixture is applied. Lay-up sequence, ply thickness and ply angle are designed to satisfy the requirements for structural integrity. Structural analysis by using commercial software ABAQUS is performed to assess the static, buckling and vibration response. And to verify the structural analysis and design, the full scale structural test in flapwise direction was performed under single point loading according to loading conditions calculated by the aerodynamic analysis and Case H (Parked wind loading) in IEC 61400-2.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 1995년도 추계학술대회논문집; 한국종합전시장, 24 Nov. 1995
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• pp.201-207
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• 1995

A series of vibration assessment programs has been performed for Yonggwang Nuclear Power Plant Unit 4 (YGN 4) in order to verify the structural integrity of the reactor internals for flow induced vibration prior to its commercial operation. The structural analysis was done to provide the basis for measurement and the theoretical evidence for the structural integrity of the reactor internals. The actual flow induced hydraulic loads and reactor internals vibration response data were measured and recorded during pre-core hot functional testing of the plant. Then, the measured data have been reduced and analyzed, and compared with the analysis results such as the frequency contents, stresses, strains and displacements. It is concluded that the structural analysis methodology performed for vibration response of the reactor internals due to the flow induced vibration is appropriately conservative, and also that the structural integrity of YGN 4 reactor internals to flow induced vibration is acceptable for long term operation.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.125-138
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• 2017

Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) is a powerful tool for design optimization when considering probabilistic characteristics of design variables. However, it is often computationally intensive because of the coupling of reliability analysis and cost minimization. In this study, the concept of reliability mapping function is defined based on the relationship between the reliability index obtained by using the mean value first order reliability method and the failure probability obtained by using an improved response surface method. Double-loop involved in the classical RBDO can be converted into single-loop by using the reliability mapping function. Since the computational effort of the mean value first order reliability method is minimal, RBDO by using reliability mapping functions should be highly efficient. Engineering examples are given to demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method. Numerical results indicated that the proposed method has the similar accuracy as Monte Carlo simulation, and it can obviously reduce the computational effort.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.367-375
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• 2018

The present paper considers the contact between energy-saving device of ice-class vessel and ice block. The main objective of this study is to clarify the tendency of the ice impact force and the structural response as well as interaction effects of them. The contact analysis is performed by using LS-DYNA finite element code. The main collision scenario is based on Finnish-Swedish ice class rules and a stern duct model is used as an energy-saving device. For the contact force, two modelling approaches are adopted. One is dynamic indentation model of ice block based on the pressure-area curve. The other is numerical material modelling by LS-DYNA. The authors investigated the sensitivity of the structural response against the ice contact pressure, the interaction effect between structure and ice block, and the influence of eccentric collision. The results of these simulations are presented and discussed with respect to structural safety.